The EU-funded SCORE project is coming to an end in June 2025, after 4 years of work towards increasing the climate resilience of coastal cities. Through an innovative Coastal City Living Labs (CCLL) framework, and the use of smart technologies and Nature-based Solutions, SCORE has reached significant results for all European coastal cities.
The SCORE project in a nutshell
SCORE has enabled a network of 10 coastal cities and communities to act on climate change by integrating nature-based solutions, Living Labs, and digital technologies to create scalable, locally-embedded climate adaptation strategies.
Making solutions meaningful at a community level
Climate change and climate adaptation strategies have too long been addressed by top-down processes, creating out-of-touch and disconnected solutions from local needs and priorities.
SCORE overcame this challenge through systematic collaboration, using its co-creation toolkit with local stakeholders in its 10 Coastal City Living Labs, and empowering communities through
citizen science activities.
Increasing data availability in coastal cities to support better decision-making
Creating effective climate mitigation strategies requires high-quality local data, which are often lacking in coastal communities. SCORE has developed a suite of tools to expand the data pool available to the CCLLs and allowing them to implement more comprehensive coastal monitoring systems. These tools focus on risk assessment, coastal erosion and flooding maps, sensors, and combine data into a single platform.
Developing green and technological tools for climate adaptation strategies
The integration of green approaches with innovative technology is essential for effective climate adaptation strategies. With SCORE, coastal cities have access to comprehensive solutions blending Nature-based Solutions with smart and monitoring tools to help them visualise and understand their adaptation options.
The final Consortium Meeting will take place in Rimini, Italy, on June 16th and 17th. Held alongside the 7th European Climate Change Adaptation Conference, SCORE partners will present the project’s results and key achievements during a dedicated side event. Among the final outputs, the Policy Briefs stand out as a major highlight.
These three policy briefs provide targeted recommendations at the EU, national, and local levels for integrating Ecosystem-Based Adaptation (EBA), Living Labs, citizen science, and innovative digital and financial tools into climate resilience planning for European coastal cities, based on research and pilot initiatives from the SCORE project.